Freedom's Right: The Social Foundations of Democratic Life

by Axel Honneth

Book Overview

Theories of justice often fixate on purely normative, abstract principles unrelated to real-world situations. The philosopher and theorist Axel Honneth addresses this disconnect, and constructs a theory of justice derived from the normative claims of Western liberal-democratic societies and anchored in morally legitimate laws and institutionally established practices.

Honneth's paradigm--which he terms "a democratic ethical life"--draws...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231162472
• ISBN13: 9780231162470
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.7"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher